Features
Angélica Garcia Unpacks the ‘Strange Cultural Tug of War’ Behind Her New Album, ‘Gemelo’
Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2024
How R&B Legend Swamp Dogg Redefines Bluegrass with Sexy, Soulful Wisdom on ‘Blackgrass’
Los Angeles Times, May 31, 2024
Hurray for the Riff Raff is Here for Your Grief
Rolling Stone, March 1, 2024
Vincent Neil Emerson is Ready to Sing About His Indigenous Heritage
Rolling Stone, November 24, 2023
Singer Anjimile Had to Rediscover His Voice. Then He Found Its Fury
The Washington Post, September 9, 2023
Zach Bryan is Reviving Country Music. It Better Not Lose Him
Rolling Stone, September 6, 2023
Devon Gilfillian, Pissed Off at Nashville, Wants to Prioritize Black Joy
Rolling Stone, April 11, 2023
Where to Next, Charley Crockett?
SPIN, January 31, 2023
Why Mood Music Playlists Are the Soundtrack to Anxious Times
The Washington Post, December 23, 2022
Before He Was a Disco Icon, and Before the Carpenters, Sylvester Covered “Superstar”
GQ, June 28, 2022
The Suffers Confront Racism and Sexism in the Music Industry
SPIN, June 8, 2022
Lyle Lovett on Fatherhood, Fame and His First Album in a Decade
The Washington Post, May 13, 2022
How Abortion Rights, Black Feminism, and Pandemic Burnout Inspired Seratones’ “Love & Algorhythms” Album
Billboard, May 10, 2022
“He Touched a Nerve:” How the First Piece of AI Music Was Born in 1956
The Guardian, December 7, 2021
What It’s Like to Have a Record Deal and Justin Bieber for a Fan at Age 14
GQ, October 27, 2021
Joshua Ray Walker Writes Songs Fit for Country Classics
SPIN, October 13, 2021
A Texas Producer Suffered a Horrifying Accident. Paul Cauthen and Others ARe Singing to Help
Rolling Stone, July 9, 2021
Op-Ed: Federal Funding May be Only Way to Save Musicians During COVID-19 Pandemic
Medium, March 24, 2020
Why It Took Rodney Crowell 40 Years to Make His ‘Texas’ Album
Rolling Stone, August 24, 2019
How Rhiannon Giddens Merged Her Musical Selves With the Help of an Italian Jazz Musician
Rolling Stone, May 20, 2019
Hayes Carll on Harnessing Humor, Dance-Hall Vibe of New Album ‘What It Is’
Rolling Stone, February 26, 2019
Why Robert Ellis Looked to Liberace for New Album ‘Texas Piano Man’
Rolling Stone, February 13, 2019
10 Best Country Collaborations of 2018
Rolling Stone, December 24, 2018
Why Texas Troubadour Paul Cauthen Is Country Music’s Wildman Preacher
Rolling Stone, June 19, 2018
Texas Gentlemen Team Up With Funk Groups to Create an Anthem for Dallas
Texas Monthly, May 1, 2018
How Charley Crockett’s Hard Living Shaped New Album ‘Lonesome As a Shadow’
Rolling Stone, April 26, 2018
Plainspoken Singer Ruby Boots on New Album, Leaving Australia for Nashville
Rolling Stone, February 8, 2018
After a Year as the Voice of M83, Kaela Sinclair Is Poised for Solo Success
LA Weekly, November 21, 2017
ACL Fest: On the Ground at First Major Festival Since Las Vegas Shooting
Rolling Stone, October 9, 2017
Ray Wylie Hubbard on New Album: ‘I Still Enjoy Being a Smartass’
Rolling Stone, August 22, 2017
The Real-Life Legendary Stardust Cowboy Who Inspired David Bowie
VICE, May 25, 2017
Willie Nelson’s New Album ‘God’s Problem Child’: Track-by-Track Guide
Rolling Stone, April 26, 2017
Old 97’s Singer Rhett Miller Talks New Album, Frank Sinatra Inspiration
Rolling Stone, February 23, 2017
Longform
Midland’s Giant Leap
Esquire, September 16, 2024
Opioids Came For Country Music. It’s Fighting Back
Rolling Stone, April 23, 2024
Why Celebrities from Will Smith to Weezer Turn to Local VFX Creators to Juice Their Social Media
Los Angeles Times, September 15, 2023
It’s Never Been More Dangerous for Trans Musicians to Tour
Rolling Stone, August 25, 2023
Independent Venues Have Found New Ways to Survive — They Hope
Rolling Stone, June 28, 2023
Making an Album is Throwing Marc Rebillet for a Loop
Texas Monthly, December 8, 2022
How Kitty Wells’ ‘It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels’ Became Country’s Greatest Diss Track
Rolling Stone, August 29, 2022
Disco Donnie & the RAVE Act, 20 Years Later: Dance Promoters Targeted by Joe Biden & the DEA Tell Their Story Like Never Before
Billboard, July 5, 2022
There’s a Riot Goin’ On: A Look Back on the 1990s Rave Riots in Los Angeles
SPIN, July 22, 2021
Can Musicians Still Strike Gold During a Global Pandemic?
Playboy, January 5, 2021
Starck Reality: Reappraising Dallas’ Most Controversial Nightclub, 30 Years Later
Dallas Observer, June 12, 2019
Marfa Is Magic
VICE, May 9, 2019
Jerry Jeff Walker’s ‘Viva Terlingua’ at 45: Inside the Fringe Country Album
Rolling Stone, December 26, 2018
Alejandro Escovedo Documents the Immigrant Experience on New Album ‘The Crossing’
Rolling Stone, October 13, 2018
Rigor Mortis Refuses to Die: Inside the Tragedy-Plagued Thrash Metal Band's Fight Against a Grim Cancer Prognosis
Billboard, August 29, 2018
This Band Photographer Smoked Weed Once and Says He Wrote the Next Bible
VICE, July 10, 2018
How Robert Earl Keen Became a Country and Americana Cult Hero
Rolling Stone, April 4, 2018
‘Luckenbach, Texas’ at 40: How Waylon Jennings Created an Outlaw Fantasy
Rolling Stone, December 4, 2017
The Dallas Nightclub Where BDSM Meets Burning Man
VICE, July 14, 2017
‘This Is Not Just Country’: Maren Morris On Her Jump From DFW Bar Singer to Headlining Star
Dallas Observer, April 11, 2017
Is Texas America's Next Big EDM Capital?
VICE, January 24, 2017
"WHITE IVERSON" MADE POST MALONE A STAR — AND A LIGHTNING ROD FOR CRITICISM
LA Weekly, November 6, 2016
Richard Haskins Faces Prison Time for a Crime He Only Sort of Committed
Dallas Observer, June 2, 2016
Dallas’ Underground Dance Parties Struggle to Survive City Crackdown
Dallas Observer, February 9, 2016
Reviews
The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time
Rolling Stone, May 24, 2024
The 20 Best Country Songs of 2023 So Far
Rolling Stone, July 4, 2023
“It Doesn’t Matter. We Love Him”: Fans Support Morgan Wallen at New York Tour OPener
Rolling Stone, February 10, 2022
2019 CMT Music Awards: 10 Best, Worst and WTF Moments
Rolling Stone, June 6, 2019
Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion: Back to the Basics at Annual Showcase Outside Austin
Rolling Stone, March 15, 2019
2018 CMA Awards Crown Keith Urban Entertainer, Highlight Special Guests
Rolling Stone, November 15, 2018
Willie Nelson Rallies for Beto O’Rourke With Outlaw Classics, New Political Anthem
Rolling Stone, September 30, 2018
Tyler Childers, Rosanne Cash Sound Off at 2018 Americana Honors & Awards
Rolling Stone, September 13, 2018
John Prine Delivers Sorrow With a Punchline at Winspear
Dallas Observer, July 2, 2018
Harry Styles Is the Progressive Pop Star Rock Music Needs at American Airlines Center
Dallas Observer, June 6, 2018
Lyor Cohen’s SXSW Keynote: 6 Things We Learned
Rolling Stone, March 14, 2018
Jason Isbell Played by His Own Rules at The Bomb Factory
Dallas Observer, January 8, 2018
2017 CMA Awards Preach Unity, Crown Garth Brooks Entertainer of the Year
Rolling Stone, November 9, 2017
Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic 2017: 10 Best Things We Saw
Rolling Stone, July 5, 2017
Dylan Fest 2017: 10 Best Things We Saw
Rolling Stone, May 24, 2017
At the Drive-In's Surprise Club Dada Show Was Just What SXSW Spillover Should Be
Dallas Observer, March 15, 2017
The Exactness of Angel Olsen’s Music Was a Blessing and a Curse at Trees
Dallas Observer, February 9, 2017
Kanye West Made His Fans the Stars of the Saint Pablo Tour in Dallas
Dallas Observer, September 23, 2016
Kendrick Lamar Helped Hip-Hop Get Its Groove Back at South Side Ballroom
Dallas Observer, October 30, 2015
The Haters Can Hate, Hate, Hate, But Taylor Swift Ruled at AT&T Stadium
Dallas Observer, October 19, 2015